The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-09-08
COIOred RESOLUTIONS.

The following resolutions were hand
ed in to this Office, with the assertion
that they were carried at mass meet
ing of colored folks Monday night. On
the other hand. we learn from reliable
colored men of whose business stand
ing in this city there IS not q shadow of
doubt, that they were only carried 10y
decision of the chair, us a division was
called for, and the chair would not al
low it. he being favorable to Mr.. BuI-
dette and his resolutions. However,
we give them for what they are worth:
Whereas, 1t is a fact, universally
acknowledged, that the coiored as a
race have adhered more closely to the
Republican party than any other race
upon the American continent, and
Whereas, Had there been as great
political division in that race as III most
others, the following states, viz: Kan
sas. Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, PennSyl-
yania. New York, Massachusetts and
California, now having Republican
majOrities, would have long since been
given over into the hands OF the Dem
ocratS. and
Whereas, It is also a known fact
that many north of the Mason and
Dixon line, now claimed by the oppo-
nents of the Republicans, would now
give large Republican majorities, but
from the fact that the So-called repre-
sentatives of the Republican party
under the administration of one Il. Is.
HAYES, sacrificed principle to the spolls
of office and thus sold out to the oppo-
site the trueSt friends and strongest
| adherents the Republican party ever
had; and
Whereas, There is no race of people
| that has ever shown such filial devotion
| to any party without political recogni-
ton as our race to the Republican
party, therefore, with these facts star
| ing in the face of the SO-called repre-
sentatives of the Republican party OF
| Lyon County, these sO-called leaders
have not only neglected but ignored
and refused to give political recognl-
| ton in any way to that class OF people
| above mentioned. therefore, be it
Resolved, That we, the colored PEG
| pie of Lyon County, in mass meeting
assembled, do hereby denounce actions
/ of the MISREPRESENTATIVES or the
Republican party in Lyon County here
| tofOre shown towards our race, and
more especially IN the last primary and
county conventions, held in this county,
| towards DIR. Samuel Burdett, the choice
of the colored people of Lyon County
for the office of Register of Deeds OF
Lyon County. Also of one of the lead
ing Republican papers of Lyon County
| in refusing to publish, at The
request of Dr.. Burdett's friends,
an article announcing his candidacy,
and we do hereby declare our firm be-
lief that there is a ring or set Of Re-
publicans (pretendedl blinded by lg-
norance and prejudices, who have
banded themselves in our county for
the purpose of defeating for the noml-
nation or election upon the Republican
ticket any cOlored man, however quail
fled he may be for any Office whatever,
therefore be it further
Resolved, That we do hereby
pledge ourselves to support the
independent candidacy of DIR. Sam
uel Burdett for the office of Reg
lister of Deeds of Lyon County, and we
do hereby respectfully invite all true
Republicans and lovers of justice and
fair play to unite with us in our en-
deayoTs to annihilate, politically, the
misrepresentation of Republicanisn
in this county. We also request al
true Republicans in the State of Kan
sas, in any county, where the above
ed, to organize and assist
us in crushing into atoms
this spirit of injustice; spirit utterly
opposed to the principles laid down by
such grand and noble men as the mar
-tyred Lincoln, the devoted Charles
Sumner, the founders of abOlitionism-
Wendell Phillips and William LloyC
Garrison, the beloved Gerrit Smith
the lamented Oliver Perry MoTtOI
and Horace Greeley, the faithful anC
true friend of the negro.
MIR. Burdette is gentleman OF
rare qualities, a man of very broad eX
perience, having held a Government
position a term of ten years, serving
with credit to himself and race.
SEYMOUR ALLEN,
.